The platoon, formed as the Institute for the Deaf in Warsaw, numbered 29 strong by the time of the uprising.
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Polish museum criticised for exhibition on “Our Boys” who fought in Hitler’s army
Poland’s president and defence minister were among those to condemn the exhibition at Gdańsk city hall.
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Poland criticises Hungary’s top general for “distorting WWII history”
Hungary’s chief of general staff claimed WWII was a “local German-Polish war” that escalated due to a lack of peace efforts.
Poland marks anniversary of WWII massacre days after victims’ graves vandalised in Germany
Over 1,000 slave labourers – the largest number of whom were Poles – were burned alive in a barn in the German town of Gardelegen on 13 April 1945.
Jewish leaders condemn Polish coin honouring WWII partisan accused of murdering Jews
Józef Kuraś, known by his nom-de-guerre Ogień, is regarded by many as a national hero but has also been accused of war crimes.
Zelensky has promised Poland exhumations of WW2 massacre victims in Ukraine, says Polish PM
The Volhynia massacres saw Ukrainian nationalists kill tens of thousands of ethnic Polish civilians during World War Two.
New photos from Warsaw Ghetto Uprising published after discovery in Polish attic
Agnieszka Wądołowska
The images are the only ones known to have been taken by a non-German source during the uprising.
Poland sends note to all EU and NATO states on war reparations claim against Germany
“We want to launch an international discussion about Germany’s attitude,” says the deputy foreign minister.
Anger in Warsaw over Ukraine appointing minister who denied wartime massacre of Poles
“There is no way we can accept politicians who introduce the Banderite narrative into the public sphere,” says an aide to President Andrzej Duda.
Son of Polish officer who led resistance in Auschwitz seeks €5.5 million compensation for his execution
Witold Pilecki deliberately had himself imprisoned at Auschwitz to organise resistance and gather intelligence there.
Every Polish citizen should receive war reparations from Germany, says official overseeing claim
“I believe the German chancellor will come to his senses” but, if not, “they’ll have a problem”, says Poland’s incoming deputy foreign minister.
Thousands evacuated in Polish city after half-tonne WWII bomb discovered
Army sappers were called in to remove the device and safely detonate it at a military training ground
Poland issues diplomatic note to Germany seeking war reparations
Reparations “will allow Polish-German relations to be based on justice and truth and will lead to the closing of painful chapters in the past”, says Poland.
Wreckage of WWII American bomber found in lagoon on Polish coast
The wreckage of the B-17 Flying Fortress may contain the remains of three crew whose bodies were never recovered.
